how to pronounce creosote

/ˈkɹiː.ə.səʊt/

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creosote is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of creosote in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… controversial use of creosote obtained …”

meanings of creosote

noun:

A pale yellow oily liquid, containing phenols and similar compounds, obtained by the destructive distillation of wood tar, once used medicinally.
A similar brown liquid obtained from coal tar used as a wood preservative.
The creosote bush.

verb:

To apply creosote.

creosote frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word creosote occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.